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Mark Kenery Muñoz (born February 9, 1978) is a

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former professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who last competed in the

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division of the

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. A professional competitor from 2007 until 2015, Munoz also formerly competed for the WEC. Throughout his career, Munoz was credited as one of "the nicest guys in MMA" even being officially ranked as No.1 during an Episode of "UFC Tonight" due to his contributions to both the sport of MMA, and his local community through activities such as starting up and running his own gym, and heading his own "anti-bullying" campaign.

Background

Muñoz was born on

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, a

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base in

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, Japan, to

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parents. At the age of two, Muñoz and his family relocated to

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. Muñoz began

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

at the age of 13 and also played football, but had to give up the latter sport when he was a sophomore in high school due to an injury. Because of his size and raw talent, Muñoz began wrestling with the varsity team at Vallejo High School. At Vallejo, Muñoz went on to be a two-time State Champion, an Asics First Team

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n, a 1995 National High School Champion, and the 1996 NHSCA National High School Champion. Muñoz was also on the honor roll for all four years and a member of the National Honors Society. That same year, Muñoz won a silver medal for the USA Junior National Team and finished fifth in his weight class at the FILA Junior World Wrestling Championship. Muñoz went on to compete at

Oklahoma State University Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

, where he compiled 121 wins overall, was a two-time All-American, and won an NCAA National Championship in 2001 as a senior. Muñoz was also a three-year member of the FILA Junior World Wrestling Team, earning the silver medal in 1998. Muñoz received a

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degree in Health Science from Oklahoma State University, and was also a three-time member of the NWCA All-Academic Team. After finishing college, Muñoz came back to be an assistant coach at Oklahoma State for two years, leading the team to an NCAA National Championship in 2003. Muñoz then began coaching at

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, before transitioning into a career in mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

World Extreme Cagefighting

Muñoz made his WEC debut at

WEC 34 ''WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 1, 2008, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The main event, announced on WEC 33, was a bout between Jens Pulver and ...

on June 1, 2008 in the Arco Arena in

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. Muñoz defeated Chuck Grigsby via KO (punches) at 4:15 of the first round. Muñoz was slated to fight Steve Steinbeiss at

WEC 36 ''WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event aired live on the Versus Network. Bac ...

on November 5, 2008, but due to an undisclosed reason he was replaced by TUF alum

Alex Schoenauer The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter (later designated ''The Ultimate Fighter 1'') premiered on January 17, 2005. Sixteen mixed martial arts fighters (eight light heavyweights weighing from 186 to 205 lb and eight middleweights weighing fro ...

. Muñoz defeated Ricardo Barros on December 3, 2008 at the WEC's year-end event,

WEC 37 ''WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on the Versus Network. Background Former IFL stando ...

via TKO (punches).

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Muñoz was one of the chosen few to be relocated to WEC's sister promotion—which is also owned and produced by

Zuffa Zuffa, LLC () is an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts. It was founded in January 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Station Casinos executives Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta to be the parent entity of the ...

—along with WEC Light Heavyweight Champion

Steve Cantwell Steven Francis Cantwell (born August 12, 1986) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2005 until 2012, he competed for the UFC and for the UFC's sister organization, World Extreme Cagefighting. There, Cantwell ...

, Light Heavyweight contenders

Brian Stann Brian Michael Stann (born September 24, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist and U.S. Marine who competed as a Middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was also a col ...

and Steve Steinbeiss and Middleweight contenders

Chael Sonnen Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

and Nissen Osterneck. On March 7, 2009, Muñoz made his UFC debut at

UFC 96 ''UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009 at Nationwide Arena. Background The card was headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout be ...

. Muñoz suffered the first loss of his career via knockout (head kick) from

Matt Hamill RIT Tigers Matthew Stanley Hamill (born October 5, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist and wrestler who has competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion i ...

during the first round. On August 29, 2009 at

UFC 102 ''UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It featured former five-time UFC champion and UFC Hall of Fa ...

, Muñoz bounced back from his first defeat and answered the critics by winning a close split decision (28–29, 30–27 and 29–28) over fellow wrestler

Nick Catone Nicholas Catone (born September 1, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial artist. Catone competed most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their Middleweight division. Mixed martial arts career Wrestling Catone began wrestling ...

. On January 2, 2010 at

UFC 108 ''UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Background The card for UFC 108 was plagued with numerous injur ...

, Muñoz faced and defeated MMA veteran Ryan Jensen via first round submission due to strikes at the 2:30 mark of the first round, showcasing some vicious ground and pound. Muñoz defeated

The Ultimate Fighter 3 ''The Ultimate Fighter 3'' was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. It premiered on April 6, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of '' Ultimate Fight Night 4''. The season featured sixte ...

winner

Kendall Grove Kendall Grove (born November 12, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2003, he has also competed for the Bellator MMA, UFC, KSW, ProElite, King ...

on April 10, 2010 at

UFC 112 ''UFC 112: Invincible'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Due to the time zone difference in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 was shown live on pay-per-view in the U ...

, by referee stoppage in the 2nd round, also winning the Fight of the Night honors. Muñoz was defeated by

Yushin Okami is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, Professional Fighters League, and ONE Championship. Mixed martial arts ...

via split decision on August 1, 2010 at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko. In this fight, Muñoz was unable to utilize his infamous ground and pound due to Okami's ability to defend his takedowns. Muñoz won a unanimous decision over Aaron Simpson on November 20, 2010 at

UFC 123 ''UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 20, 2010 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was the first UFC event in the Metro Detroit area since ...

. Muñoz defeated

TUF 7 ''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest'' was the seventh season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter'', and premiered on April 2, 2008 on Spike, after ''UFC Fight Nigh ...

finalist

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at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann on March 3, 2011 via first-round KO. Muñoz landed a right hand that floored Dollaway, where he then followed up with some ground and pound which secured him the victory. Muñoz defeated

Demian Maia Demian Maia (born 6 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He competed in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia is regarded as one ...

via unanimous decision on June 11, 2011 at

UFC 131 ''UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on 11 June 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Background Brock Lesnar was originally scheduled to face ...

. Muñoz defeated

Chris Leben Christian Cyrus Leben (born July 21, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist, referee, and bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2002 until 2013, he most notably competed in the UFC in the Middleweight division, compili ...

, in the first 5-round non-title fight in UFC history, on November 5, 2011 by corner stoppage at

UFC 138 ''UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 5, 2011 at LG Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the United S ...

. The stoppage was due to the ground and pound of Muñoz that opened a cut over Leben's eye, rendering him unable to see and continue the fight. Muñoz was set to fight

on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis. However, Muñoz pulled out of his fight with Sonnen on January 17, 2012 due to an injury during training and was replaced by

Michael Bisping Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (; born 28 February 1979) is an English actor, sports analyst, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor ...

, who was pulled from a scheduled fight with

on the same card. Returning to action, Muñoz instead faced

Chris Weidman Christopher James WeidmanMIXED MARTIAL ARTS S ...

on July 11, 2012 in the main event at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman. He lost the fight via KO in the second round. Munoz broke his foot in the course of the fight and was forced out of competition for a year. Muñoz defeated Tim Boetsch via unanimous decision on July 6, 2013 at

UFC 162 ''UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman'' was a mixed martial arts event on July 6, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva a ...

. Muñoz was expected to face

on October 26, 2013 at

UFC Fight Night 30 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MM ...

. However, Bisping pulled out of the bout with an eye injury and was replaced by

Lyoto Machida (born 30 May 1978), is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and karateka, who currently competes in the Light heavyweight division. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a former UFC Light ...

. Munoz lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Muñoz faced

Gegard Mousasi Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985), is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion. As of December 13, 2022, he is #10 in the Bellator MMA ...

at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi on May 31, 2014 He lost via rear-naked choke submission. On June 12, 2014 Muñoz's new four-fight contract with UFC was announced. Muñoz was very briefly scheduled to face

Caio Magalhães Caio Magalhães (born December 14, 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also competed for ...

on February 28, 2015 at

UFC 184 ''UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano'' was a mixed martial arts event held on February 28, 2015, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Background A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort was expected to serve ...

. However, shortly after the bout was announced by the UFC, Magalhães indicated that he would not be able to compete at the event due to a lingering infection after recent dental surgery, which would require additional surgery. Muñoz stayed on the card and eventually faced returning UFC veteran

Roan Carneiro Roan Carneiro Pereira (born 2 June 1978) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2000, Carneiro was ...

. He lost the fight via technical submission in the first round. Muñoz faced

Luke Barnatt Luke Barnatt (born 13 April 1988) is an English mixed martial artist, and entrepreneur, who fought as a Middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a member of FX's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen, and has als ...

on May 16, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 66 ''UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 66'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 16, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. Background The event was the first that the organization has hosted ...

. Muñoz has indicated that win or lose, he expected this fight to be his last. Munoz dominated the fight in the stand-up and ground, winning a unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). Keeping his promise, an emotional Munoz took off his gloves after the fight and placed them in the center of the octagon.

Personal life

Muñoz lives with his wife and his four children in

Mission Viejo, California Mission Viejo ( ; corruption of ''Misión Vieja'', Spanish for "Old Mission") is a commuter city in the Saddleback Valley in Orange County, California, United States. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities eve ...

. Muñoz ran his own gym, Reign Training Center, in Lake Forest but in the end of April 2015, he sold it to an investor to dedicate more personal time to his children and as a wrestling coach. He was placed on administrative leave from his job as a high school wrestling coach at Fairmont Private Schools in

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in May 2022 amid allegations he encouraged students to settle their disputes with playground boxing matches. Muñoz issued a statement denying the allegations.

Acting career

Muñoz is acting as the main character of a 2020 film ''Lumpia with a Vengeance'', in which he is also one of the co-producers.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night ( One time)

Amateur wrestling

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**FILA World Championships Junior Freestyle 178.5 1b - 5th place (1996) **FILA World Championships Junior Freestyle 182.5 1b - 2nd place (1998) *USA FILA Junior World Freestyle Championships **USA FILA Junior World Freestyle Championship 182.5 1b - Winner (1998)

Collegiate wrestling

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NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...

All-American (2000, 2001) **

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Division I 197 1b - 3rd place out of

(2000) **

Division I 197 1b - Champion out of

(2001)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 14–6 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Philippines , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–6 ,

, Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:40 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–5 ,

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:57 ,

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, Germany , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–4 ,

, KO (head kick) , UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:10 ,

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 13–3 , Tim Boetsch , Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–3 ,

Chris Weidman Christopher James WeidmanMIXED MARTIAL ARTS S ...

, KO (elbow and punches) , UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:37 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–2 ,

, TKO (corner stoppage) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 ,

C.B. Dollaway Clarence Byron "C. B." Dollaway (born August 10, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Light Heavyweight (MMA), Light Heavyweight division. A professional since 2006, he formerly fought in the UFC and was a finalist ...

, KO (punches) , UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:54 ,

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 , Aaron Simpson , Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2 ,

, Decision (split) , UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:50 ,

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

, United Arab Emirates , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Ryan Jensen , Submission (punches) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:30 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 ,

, Decision (split) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–1 ,

, KO (head kick) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:53 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Ricardo Barros , TKO (punches) , WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:26 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Chuck Grigsby , KO (punches) , WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:15 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Tony Rubalcava , Decision (unanimous) , PFC 4: Project Complete , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Lemoore, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 ,

Mike Pierce Michael Pierce (born September 1, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed as a Welterweight in the UFC and also competed in a one-fight stint in the WEC. Personal life Pierce is married and has two c ...

, Decision (unanimous) , Gladiator Challenge 69: Bad Intentions , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Austin Achorn , TKO (punches) , PFC 3: Step Up , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:25 , Lemoore, California, United States ,

NCAA Record

! colspan="8", NCAA Championships Matches , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2001

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at 197 lbs , - , Win , 12-5 , align=left, Pat Quirk , style="font-size:88%", 5-3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 17, 2001 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2001

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, - , Win , 11-5 , align=left, Owen Elzen , style="font-size:88%", 13-9 , - , Win , 10-5 , align=left, Nick Preston , style="font-size:88%", 4-3 , - , Win , 9-5 , align=left, Brett Faustman , style="font-size:88%", Tech Fall 21-6 , - , Win , 8-5 , align=left, Nik Fekete , style="font-size:88%", Major 14-6 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2000

at 197 lbs , - , Win , 7-5 , align=left, Nick Preston , style="font-size:88%", OT 8-6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 18, 2000 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2000

, - , Loss , 6-5 , align=left, Zach Thompson , style="font-size:88%", 2-3 , - , Win , 6-4 , align=left, Ross Thatcher , style="font-size:88%", OT 6-4 , - , Win , 5-4 , align=left, Dan Bednar , style="font-size:88%", Major 13-5 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 1999

at 184 lbs , - , Loss , 4-4 , align=left,

Andy Hrovat Andy Hrovat (born January 21, 1980) is an American wrestler who specializes in freestyle wrestling. He was a 3-time NCAA All-American and wrestled in the 2008 Olympic Games. High school career Hrovat wrestled scholastically at St. Edward Hig ...

, style="font-size:88%", OT 3-5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 19, 1999 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 1999

, - , Win , 4-3 , align=left, Ken Bigley , style="font-size:88%", 8-1 , - , Win , 3-3 , align=left, Scott Coleman , style="font-size:88%", 12-7 , - , Loss , 2-3 , align=left, Mike Greenfield , style="font-size:88%", 4-8 , - , Win , 2-2 , align=left, Nate Burroughs , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 1998

at 177 lbs , - , Loss , 1-2 , align=left, Jevon Herman , style="font-size:88%", 5-6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 19, 1998 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 1998

, - , Loss , 1-1 , align=left, Vertus Jones , style="font-size:88%", Major 8-18 , - , Win , 1-0 , align=left, Brian Bowles , style="font-size:88%", OT 7-5 , -

Filmography

Film

References

External links

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Mark Munoz Profile at the National (Amateur) Wrestling Hall of FameUFC Profile
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Background

Mixed martial arts career

World Extreme Cagefighting

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Personal life

Acting career

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Amateur wrestling

Collegiate wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

NCAA Record

Filmography

Film

See also

References

External links